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March 6, 2015

Tag you're It Challenge #16 Reminder - CASE or Copy

Some times a CASE is easy, you see a card or inspiration and you just immediately know what you want to do. Usually it is one or two elements in he design that sparks your interest and then you just make it your own. That is usually the way it is for me, but sometimes you see a card and you just plain and simple want to make an exact replica of it. Once that happens it is almost impossible not to do it. It is even worse if you have all the ingredients at your fingertips! That is what happened to me when I saw Marybeth's tag that we are using this challenge at Tag You're It! I loved her design, her colour scheme and that fabulous Waltzingmouse stamp set! So I had to really try to make it my own but that urge is powerful. So how to break the mindset?

Walk away and give it a few hours, a day, a couple days and then without going back to look again think about the things you liked about it, think about things you can use of place of the original, substitute an element or two or all. Create a sketch and then use the sketch as your inspiration--there are many things you can do.

The things that I really liked were the colours, the flowers and the way the flowed off the card. So I grabbed my inks--SU Night of Navy, Real Red, Cherry Cobler and PTI Classic Kraft and this is what I came up with...

You are the Queen of Tags in Blogland, Tracey, and this is why! Your interpretation of Marybeth's gorgeous tag is flawless and outstanding! That is really excellent advice, too, and well-said!! Hugs, Darnell